Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-30
PURE WINE.
Preparing TO Enforce the New
Law.

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The law, entitled. can Act to pro-
hibit the sophistication and adulteration
of wine, and to prevent fraud in the
manufacture aud sale thereof" which
was adopted in the State Senate Febru-
ary II, 1887, will go into effect June
9th. 1t enumerates the details of max
ing pure vine and provides that printed
labels of two forms and shapes, one a
narrow strip to cap over the corks of
bottles, and the other round or square
for other forms in which the wine is
sold must be procured aud applied. Such
labels are to be used in this State only,
and by those only who are known to be
growers, manufacturer traders, hand
lers or bottlers of California wines. 1t
provides also that all growers, manufac-
turers, traders, handlers and dealers in
California wines, in selling or shipping
such wine must brand or stencil each
package or bottle Nrst "pure California
wine," and second his name or the firms
name, as the case may be. A violation
of any of these provisions shall bea mis-
demeanor and punishable by fine of not
less tan $50 and not more than $500, or
by imprisonment in the county Jail for a
term not exceeding ninety days, or by
both fine or impris sonment.
Controller Dunn is preparing the nee
essary stamps.
Yesterday President Mcintyre, of the
Vine.growers' Association, appointed
the following committee 10 oversee the
enforcement OF the law: M. M. Estee,
Napa; ]. B. j. Portal, San Jose; G. de
st. Hubert. Fresno; j. III. Drummond,
Glen Ellen; II A. Pellet, st. Helena,
Jacob Schramm, Calistoga; H. A. Mer.
riam, Los Gatos; b. II. Upham, San
Francisco; A. Err. Anaheim.
Circulars received by Viticultural
Officer Wheeler from Controller Damn
announce that the labels will be ready fer
delivery June 5th, at the rate of $l:5C
per 1000. plus the charge for forwarding.
Controller Dunn has also issued blank
forms for label applications. Each ap
plicant will have to make affidavit be-
fore notary that the labels are solely
for his own use as required by law.
A CIRCULAR OF INSTRUCTIONS.
A circular of general instructions wal
issued to-day by Mr.. Wheeler, contain
ing copy of the new law, copy of
letter from Attorney-General johnson
explanatory OF certain ambiguou
clauses and general comments, and ex
plantations by Mr.. Wheeler. These cir
culars will be sent to every wine-make
and every dealer, including all saloon
keepers and grocerymen, so far as posi-
BILE, within the State. Attention i
called to the fact that a specifi
clause affects all dealers VIII
sell any liquid for wine whicl
is not the pure t4s.icle, maxim
them liable to arrest for isdemeanor
Respecting wine analysis, it is said tha
producers should send samples Il
the Secretary of the Viticultural Com
mission, by whom analysis will be pro
cured from the State Analyst. ". B
Rising, of the University Of California
These analyses are made under the pro.
visions of the Act passed March 8, 1885
which specifies that the requests TO
analyses and the certificates made b.
the State Analyst in response shall pas
the hands of the Secretary of the Viii
cultural Commission. The law provide
that this certificate shall be held in al
courts in this State asprima facie evidenc
i. Of the properties of the articles analyzet
! by him. Thus it may be seen that ther
lies within the reach of every wine
: maker or dealer as easy means Of OBJ
/, taining without expense uncontrovertibl
! evidence wherever fraud is supposed
: The expense of this work is shared b,
the State Analyst and the Vitioulturs
Commission. 1t is hoped that the Un
'verslty Regents will assist in the supper